Deforestation and empty promises turn violent storms into deadly disasters
Months after floods killed more than a thousand people across Sumatra, residents are still digging their way out…
Weddings cancelled after road to Mount Wilson in the Blue Mountains fails
A Blue Mountains garden has been forced to cancel weddings as the only road into its village shuts…
Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods
Indonesian environmental activists say the floods and landslides that have devastated parts of Sumatra have been made worse…
BHP Group found liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
Global mining company BHP Group is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s…
SA government ‘cautiously optimistic’ about toxic algal bloom
South Australian government officials say they are “cautiously optimistic” about the outlook for the state’s algal bloom crisis,…
NT government exempts US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from certification
The Northern Territory government has exempted 11 massive US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from…
Aid agencies ask countries to send more funds to help Afghanistan after Sunday’s earthquake
ADVERTISEMENT Aid agencies in the worst affected areas of Afghanistan after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday…
Consumers left in the dark about steep hikes to insurance premium
When Michele Vanderlanh Smith discovered her annual home and contents insurance premium had jumped by 600 per cent,…
Wildfires fuelled by heatwave hit tourism spots and forests across Europe
Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Türkiye and the Balkans were battling wildfires, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above…
It’s Another Year of Costly Disasters
A surge of wildfires and powerful storms has already driven global natural-disaster losses to more than $131 billion…
Family unable to repair Sydney home nearly five years after landslide as boulder threat persists
It’s been years since the Kemp family have enjoyed a meal, watched TV or even slept in their…